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Hoyty
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Snobby foodie, excessive encourager, hopelessly hopeful.
An interlude before I move onto other Ultima games.

My first blobber was Shining in the Darkness on the Genesis. I was never a fan until last year when I picked up Legend of Gtimrock 2.

The ending of this game and the joy of mapping it myself were perfect.

An absolute treat to add on my shelf.
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Keeping all those boxes from the 90s would have saved me some money today.... BG collection completed!
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Man, you could really tell EA was meddling hard in this afternoon they took over.

This should have been two whole games.

Collecting the teeth of a god serpent and inserting them into its severed jaw bone for fast travel is metal as hell.

Maybe time for an Ultima break before moving on.
November 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
And now the Ultima II recreation.

Minax has destroyed the future of Earth to avenge Mondain, can you find her stronghold and set things right?

You must find Father Antos, and defeat such fiends like the KGB, and the Jesters of Uranus before you'll be ready to face her.
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ultima I recreation arrived today. The beginning of my series play through. I am the Space Ace that destroyed Mondain!
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If i had the Underworld games when they first came out my mind would have been absolutely blown.

I also would have been too dumb to ever beat them.

The creativity in 2 was stellar and despite some segments being a slog I was just waiting everyday to finish work so I could play more.
October 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I'm a 15th level paladin!
October 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
When you have limited save game space the file names get weird....
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I lost because my trampler was one turn late. And I should've saved mana to eat one more food.
October 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A short time back on Earth, over a century in Brittania. The Avatar battles relevancy, and a new sinister force... The Guardian!

The simulation steps up yet again taking the immersion even higher. Stumbles in combat control aside, yet another classic I'm happy to have played.

Look at that box!
October 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Birthday donuts, birthday gift, birthday pumpkins, birthday ren Faire tickets, birthday sushi and pumpkin roll later today.

I love her so much, always wish I could do more for her on every birthday.
October 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
When I'm old enough to look like a liche I'm going to trap my house and put random loot piles like this around.
October 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Tonight's entertainment.
October 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
@tolariancommunitycollege.com new coins for nerd shelf!
October 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
She always spoils me on my birthday.
October 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Prepped for tomorrow, using my dnd group as a test kitchen...
September 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is a trap.
September 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ok I need just need a 13'x12' table to play this fully laid out with room for players to set things....
September 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Some better pictures of the map and runes. I love that you actually find the included clue book at the end of the game.
September 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sir Cabirius and his dream may be gone buried. But Garamon and his brother's mistakes have been rectified.

The Slasher of Veils is no more and the citizens of the Abyss are safe.

What a fun puzzle of a game, rudimentary but not simple. A classic example of 3d game pioneering
September 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The end of the Age of Enlightenment for Brittania. Forced to come to terms with the unforseen consequences of the Avatars actions.

A seismic shift in gameplay and graphics. Now that I've beaten it, I'm going to go sip some mead and read the clue book that is written as if it were in the game.
September 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Continuing my recent Ultima fixation. I got coin stands for all the included trinkets.

Ultima V pendant of the Codex.
Ultima VI Orb of the Moon.
Ultima Underworld magic runes.
Ultima VII pendant of the Fellowship.
Ultima VIII... I'm not really sure...
September 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
And that's it. Unless I find myself with $2500 to throw at getting 1 and 2 this completes my official Ultima game collection. In a few weeks I'll have a box for 1 and 2 printed.

All but one standard item, an ankh from Ultima iv, in their boxes.

Feels good to have these on the shelf.
September 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Dungeon of Doom makes all other video game challenges look like a kids game.

The last of the truly "classic" Ultima games before graphics and gameplay would take a huge leap.

If you thought IV was an epic quest just wait until you save the world from the Shadowlords and Blackthorn!
September 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Taking morning meetings from Mjomi this morning. With Ultima IV done it's time to read the book that comes with Ultima V do I can start it this afternoon, and experience the tale of The Warriors of Destiny.
August 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM